Thankful For You

More great challenges I participated in today!! First off, I incorporated Dawn McVey's Rasberry Suite Color Challenge - aren't these colors gorgeous together? Loved working with them! I also made the flower for the Just Us Girls 3-D Challenge this week. The challenge was to make a 3-D Flower on a project.

Now, the trick to making these layered cardstock flowers is to spritz each layer with water before wrinkling. It allows you to shape them into a sort of "cup" while drying. Once they're dry, the cardstock is much stiffer. I also added some Desert Sand ink to give it a more vintage look.

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look!

Supplies:

Stamps: PTI (Background Basics:Text Style, Polka Dot Basics) Verve (So Happy)

Cardstock: PTI (Kraft, Rasberry Fizz), CTMH (Chocolate and Colonial White)

Inks: CTMH (Chocolate, Desert Sand)

Accessories: PTI (New Leaf Saddle Stitch Ribbon), CTMH (Organic In Color Dimensional Elements - button)

Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities Flower, EK Success Edge Punch, Paper Shapers Corner Rounder

Making Spirits Bright

Here is this weeks sketch from Card Patterns. I've said this before, but I'm saying it again, sketches are great to get your creative juices flowing!

For this card I also decided to incorporate Dawn's Rasberry Suite Color Challenge, only I missed the deadline - Oh well! These colors are beautiful together, but for some reason I had a hard time deciding on what direction I wanted the theme of my card to take.

I decided on the snowflake/Christmas theme because of the new Jingle papers from CTMH. The paper pattern already had the swirl design I needed for the sketch. The rest came together from there. Thanks for looking!

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI (Polka Dot Basics II), CTMH (December Word Puzzle)

Cardstock: PTI (Dark Chocolate, Kraft, Aqua Mist)

Patterned Paper: CTMH (Jingle)

Inks: CTMH (Colonial White, Chocolate)

Accessories: CTMH (Tulip sparkle brads), Marvy Snowflake Punch (blue) and Martha Stewart Snowflake punch.

Give Thanks

Hi Y'all! I thought I'd post a season appropriate card today. I've been posting so much Christmas stuff lately I was starting to feel a little panicked that I wasn't ready for Christmas. Then I remembered we hadn't even hit fall, yet. Anyhow, this is another card I made for the Rasberry Suite Color Challenge awhile back, only I missed the deadline. Hope this will help to get you in the mood for my most favorite time of year! Thanks for looking!

Here are the specs:

Stamps: CTMH Thoughful Seasons, PTI Polka Dot Basics, Martha Stewart Clear Patterns Stamp set

Cardstock: PTI Kraft, CTMH Chocolate and Colonial White

Ink: CTMH Sunflower, Chocolate, and Olive

Accessories: Moxxie Buttons (brown), CTMH Craft Buttons (yellow and ivory), PTI Summer Sunrise Ribbon, Hemp

Color Challenge - Thank you

Well, my kids started school this morning. I'm not sure why this year (it's not like it's a new thing anymore), but I felt very emotional and lonely! Being productive and creative are two things that always get me out of a funk, so I spent some time in the studio today. It was extremely hot and humid here today and not feeling fall at all, but this card I made for Dawn's Rasberry Suite Color Challenge definately got me in the fall mood. I missed her last color challenge - too busy - so really wanted to try this one. This card also happens to use a sketch from Get Sketchy. Two challenges in one card - I love that!

I had this really fun damask ribbon from Offray I had been waiting to use, so thought this would be the perfect card to use it on. I stamped the plaid background with Martha Stewart's pattern stamps. Thanks for looking!

Here are the specs:

Stamps: Martha Stewart clear pattern stamps, PTI Polka Dot Basics and Heartfelt Basics, CTMH Autumn Splendor
Cardstock: CTMH Chocolate, Colonial White, PTI Kraft

Inks: CTMH Chocolate, Sunflower

Accessories: Offray ribbon, CTMH Hemp

Just a Note

Playing again in the Rasberry Suite Color Challenge. Got the PTI Text Style Background set today and wanted to try it out. I made the notebook paper by punching the edge with the EK Success edge punch, drawing two CTMH Watermelon lines, and stamping with Journaling Jots in Petal Ink. "Just a note" was stamped in Vineyard Berry using CTMH's Tiny Typewriter Alphabet.

Here are the specs:

Stamps: PTI Backgrounds - Text Style, Polka Dot Basics II, CTMH Journaling Jots, Tiny Typewriter Alphabet and Intrinsic Backgrounds

Cardstock: CTMH Watermelon, Petal, Colonial White

Inks: CTMH Vineyard Berry and Smokey Plum

Accessories: Colonial White Button, Scarlet Embroidery Floss

Rasberry Suite Color Challenge

This is my 4th attempt at Dawn McVey's Color Challenge.

I was tempted not to participate this time because I have never been a fan of pink and purple together. However, I reminded myself that it was a CHALLENGE, so I pushed myself out of my stubborness and ended up being rewarded. I am happy with the result! Even though I have still not been persuaded to think that pink and purple is a good combination, I found much satisfaction in meeting the challenge. What I learned: Don't limit yourself! Thanks, Dawn!

Here are the specs:

All supplies from CTMH, unless noted.

Stamps: Intrinsic Backgrounds, Argyle Backgrounds and September Word Puzzle (inside reads: and the whole world smiles with you)

Cardstock: Petal, Watermelon, Colonial White

Inks: Vineyard Berry, Smokey Plum

Accessories: Sparkles and Ivory Satin Ribbon (unknown source)